Pierre Maudet

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Pierre Maudet
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Council of State of Geneva
In office
17 June 2012 –1 March 2021
Political party Free Democratic Party (Before 2009)
FDP.The Liberals (2009–2020)
Independent (2020-present)
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Alma mater University of Fribourg
Pierre Maudet in 1995 Pierre Maudet (1995) by Erling Mandelmann.jpg
Pierre Maudet in 1995

Pierre Maudet (born 6 March 1978) is a Swiss and French politician. A former member of FDP.The Liberals, he was the mayor of Geneva from 1 June 2011 to 31 May 2012. [1] [2] [3]

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Long described as "prodigy" of Swiss politics, [4] Maudet became embroiled in a series of legal battles after a controversial undeclared all-expense trip to Abu Dhabi. Maudet ended up being expelled from the Geneva branch of the FDP, resigned from his position at the cantonal government in 2021 and lost his bid for re-election to Green Party candidate Fabienne Fischer.

Running again as an independent, Maudet is re-elected to the Geneva Council of State in April 2023. [5]

Biography

Pierre Maudet is the son of Henri Maudet (born 1948), a Frenchman who first studied theology in Paris before moving to Geneva, Switzerland and becoming a lawyer, and Susanna Willy (born 1943), a teacher. [6] [7] Maudet was born on 6 March 1978 in Geneva and attended the University of Fribourg.

On 17 June 2012, he was elected to the Council of State of Geneva, the executive council of the Canton of Geneva with 40,966 votes out of 104,375 cast. [8]

In 2017, he was nominated by his party to run for the Federal Council. He lost the election in the second ballot receiving 90 votes against Ignazio Cassis who received 125 votes and therefore achieved the absolute majority. The election took place on 20 September 2017. [9]

In 2018, he writes a regular column in the German-speaking newspaper Blick . [10]

Controversial 2015 expenses-paid trip to Abu Dhabi

In November 2015, Pierre Maudet and his family, his former chief of staff Patrick Baud-Lavigne and Antoine Daher, a friend active in real estate in Geneva, made a luxury trip to Abu Dhabi. Pierre Maudet initially claimed until May 2018 that the trip, including business class flights, accommodation at the Emirates Palace and access to the Formula One race was a private trip, paid for by his friend and it was by chance that he met Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. Following this meeting, he held talks with senior officials on political issues. [11]

A police report on the trip was submitted to the courts in August 2017, and proceedings were opened against an unknown person, Pierre Maudet and his chief of staff.

In August 2018, the public prosecutor claims Pierre Maudet accepted flights and accommodation for an amount estimated at several tens of thousands of Swiss francs. [12]

While denying a conflict of interest, Pierre Maudet then admitted “having hidden part of the truth”. [13]

In September 2018, the Council of State of Geneva decided to temporarily withdraw the Presidential Department from Pierre Maudet, now entrusted to Antonio Hodgers. Pierre Maudet also lost responsibility for the police to Mauro Poggia and for Geneva Airport to Serge Dal Busco  [ fr ]. [14]

On 23 November 2018, an online petition on change.org was launched urging Maudet to resign and Pierre Maudet was criticized by Swiss Liberal Party president Petra Gössi, who stated: "If I were Pierre Maudet, I would have already resigned". [15]

In July 2020, Swiss FDP committee voted 22 for-1 opposed-1 abstention for expulsion of M. Pierre Maudet from Swiss FDP party for ethics violations regarding his acceptance and inaccurate reporting regarding Dubai travel and acceptance of related gratuities. On 29 October 2020 he announced his resignation from his government position, adding that he would run again in the subsequent March 2021 election. [16] He was found guilty of accepting illegal advantages on 22 February 2021 and given a suspended 300 day-fine sentence. [17] Maudet then lost his bid for re-election to the Geneva Cantonal government in a run-off to Green candidate Fabienne Fischer. He nevertheless indicated his intention to remain politically active. [18] On 3 May 2021 a local cybersecurity company announced his hiring. [19]

Return to politics

In January 2023, Pierre Maudet launches a re-election bid under the banner of the Liberté et Justice sociale ("Freedom and Social Justice") party that he created. [20] He finishes sixth, thus securing a seat at the Geneva Council of State. [21]

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References

  1. ↑ "Pierre Maudet: "Amender les mendiants s'avère peu efficace"" (in French). Tribune de Genève. November 2, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Pierre Maudet déclare la guerre aux tags" (in French). 20 Minuten. December 11, 2008. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Pour Pierre Maudet, interdire la pub pour les crédits aux jeunes est insuffisant" (in French). Tribune de Genève. September 26, 2011. Retrieved November 17, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Pierre Maudet, le prodige aux dents longues". Le Temps (in French). 2012-06-04. ISSN   1423-3967 . Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  5. ↑ "Pierre Maudet retourne au Conseil d'Etat, Fabienne Fischer est éjectée et la gauche perd sa majorité". rts.ch (in French). 2023-04-30. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  6. ↑ "Maudet est prêt à rendre son passeport français". Tribune de Genève. 2017-08-07.
  7. ↑ "L'arbre généalogique de Pierre Maudet". generations-plus.ch. 2017-09-01.
  8. ↑ Canton Announcement of results
  9. ↑ Official Announcement of results Archived 2017-08-01 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ↑ "Pierre Maudet devient chroniqueur pour le "Blick"". Tribune de Genève. 2018-01-03.
  11. ↑ "Hazza bin Zayed meets Geneva Canton's security minister, informs him about Abu Dhabi Police's operations room at Yas Island". wam.ae. 2015-11-29.
  12. ↑ "Maudet steps aside from Geneva presidency amid scandal". SWI swissinfo.ch. 2018-09-13.
  13. ↑ "Geneva president continues to deny conflict of interest". SWI swissinfo.ch. 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  14. ↑ "Pierre Maudet doit lâcher l'essentiel". Le Temps (in French). 2018-09-14.
  15. ↑ "Online petition calls for Geneva minister Pierre Maudet to resign". SWI swissinfo.ch. 2018-11-27.
  16. ↑ "Le conseiller d'Etat genevois Pierre Maudet démissionne". Le Temps (in French). 2020-10-29. ISSN   1423-3967 . Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  17. ↑ "Pierre Maudet est condamné pour le voyage d'Abu Dhabi". Le Temps (in French). 2021-02-22. ISSN   1423-3967 . Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  18. ↑ "Geneva politician Maudet concedes to Green rival". Swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  19. ↑ "Pierre Maudet est engagé par Wisekey". Le Temps (in French). 2021-05-03. ISSN   1423-3967 . Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  20. ↑ "Pierre Maudet lance sa campagne électorale en galvanisant sa base". Le Temps (in French). 2023-01-09. ISSN   1423-3967 . Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  21. ↑ "L'élection «déconcertante» de Pierre Maudet, ou la victoire d'un «homme d'action» à défaut des «vertus morales»". Le Temps (in French). 2023-05-01. ISSN   1423-3967 . Retrieved 2023-05-07.

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